Patents by Inventor Craig D. Ostrander

Craig D. Ostrander has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dimeric fusion proteins and related compositions and methods
    Patent number: 8822642
    Abstract: Compositions and methods relating to soluble dimeric proteins are disclosed. The dimeric proteins comprise first and second polypeptide fusions linked via a dimerizing domain, each polypeptide fusion comprising first and second monomer domains corresponding to a cytokine or an extracellular domain of a cell-surface receptor. The monomer domains may be positioned amino terminal and carboxyl terminal to the dimerizing domain. Alternatively, the monomer domains may be positioned in tandem, either carboxyl terminal or amino terminal to the dimerizing domain. The dimeric proteins are useful in methods for therapy, diagnosis, and research.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Levin, Margaret D. Moore, Craig D. Ostrander, Katherine E. Lewis, David W. Taft, Robert J. Rosler, Anitra Wolf, Megan M. Lantry
  • DIMERIC FUSION PROTEINS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130095102
    Abstract: Compositions and methods relating to soluble dimeric proteins are disclosed. The dimeric proteins comprise first and second polypeptide fusions linked via a dimerizing domain, each polypeptide fusion comprising first and second monomer domains corresponding to a cytokine or an extracellular domain of a cell-surface receptor. The monomer domains may be positioned amino terminal and carboxyl terminal to the dimerizing domain. Alternatively, the monomer domains may be positioned in tandem, either carboxyl terminal or amino terminal to the dimerizing domain. The dimeric proteins are useful in methods for therapy, diagnosis, and research.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Levin, Margaret D. Moore, Craig D. Ostrander, Katherine E. Lewis, David W. Taft, Robert J. Rosler, Anitra Wolf, Megan M. Lantry